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S. H. PHELPS. JOURNAL BEARING.

No. 592,595. Patented Oct. 26, 1897.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patents No. 592,595, dated October 26, 1897. Application filed August 19, 1897. Serial No. 648353. (Ne model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SPENCER H. PHELPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at J anesville, in the county of Rock and State of Tiseonsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roller-Bearings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a rollenbearing which shall be simple and strong in Construction and effective and durable in operation. This I accomplish bythe means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional plan View of a rollerbearing enbodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional end view of the parts shown in Fig. l.

As llustrated in the drawings, B represents an outer shell or casing provided on its in ner side with an annular way or channel for the hearing-balls H. A shaft F is arranged within the outer shell or casing, B and supports a collar A, which is made adjustable on said shaft by means of the threaded end of the shaft F engaging the threaded opening in the collar A, 'and is held in place on said shaft by means of the jam-unt E. The collar A is provided with a circular ridge a, the inner side of which bears against the lower portion of the hearing-balls H and the outer side bears against the lower portion of the hearing-balls Gr. The bearing-balls are an ranged in two series G and H, the balls of each series being separated from each other by the balls of the opposite series.

An outer hearing-ring C is provided with a 'curvedway or channel adapted to bear against the uppcr portion of the hearing-balls G and is threaded on its outer edge to engage the threaded inner portion of the outer casing or shell B and is held in place by a retaining- Washer D, which is also threaded on its outer edge and adapted to engage the threaded inner surface of the enter casing B.

Then the parts are in operation, the shaft F maybe stationary and the outer casing made to' revolve, or the casing B may be s tationary and the shaft F made to revolve.

hat I claim is In a roller-bearing, the combination with an outer casing, of a central shaft, a colla' adjustably secured upon said shaft and provided with an annular ridge and ball-hearing surfaces on each side of said ridge, a series of balls hearing' on said collar on each side of said ridge, the balls of each series being free from contact with each other but in contact with the balls of the opposite series, a bearng-ring adjustably Secured to said casing, and a retaining-washer adapted to bear against said hearing-ring and adjustably secured to said casing, substantially as shown and described.

In testnony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SPENCER II. PHELPS.

lVitnesses:

MAMIE E. QUIRK, A. A. JAOKSON. 

